North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Senior Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 15 April 2026

Job summary

Senior Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology

Band 8a (Candidates at Band 7 level will be considered for a preceptorship post)

27 hours per week (0.72 WTE)

We have an exciting vacancy within our very welcoming and friendly, research active, large and ever-growing Team at Combined Healthcare, a CQC-rated 'Outstanding' Mental Health Trust. Posts are available due to staffing reorganisation and will be based within our outpatient services, including community stroke (1 day per week), long-covid team/neurocommunity MDT provision (just over 2.5 days pw). The post will be largely clinic-based at the Bennett Centre with the provision for some (community stroke team) home visits.

The post would be suitable for a newly qualified clinical psychologist, or candidates already at/about to reach Band 8a competencies. The role involves contributing to the assessment, formulation and treatment of patients with acquired brain injuries and other neurological conditions. Opportunities aplenty will be available for individual, peer and group supervision (in line with BPS requirements), accessing CPD, research and audit, and service development.

There is some flexibility to allow home working for part of the week, depending on service need.

(For preceptorship posts, Band 8a will be considered after successful completion of 24 months in the Band 7 preceptorship role)

Main duties of the job

Core features of the roles will include:

Working alongside a Senior/Principal Psychologist/Consultant Neuropsychologist and Multi-Disciplinary Teams to provide high quality psychological formulation and intervention for patients

Administration, scoring, interpretation, report-writing and feeding back of neuropsychological assessments, screening tools and outcome measures

Providing structured interventions under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist / Clinical Neuropsychologist

Working with people who have complex needs which can present/lead to challenging situations or behaviours and risk.

Contributing to service development and evaluation projects

Offering group interventions

Previous experience of working with adults with physical, cognitive or mental health problems is essential.

Previous experience of working in a multidisciplinary team would be an advantage.

In person and remote (online and telephone) patient sessions

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.

Date posted

01 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

232-SPL-7849836

Job locations

Bennett Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 4ND

Job description

Job responsibilities

Deliver neuropsychologically-informed assessment, rehabilitation and individual/group psychological interventions

Working under the supervision of a Senior/Principal Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist.

May be required to work with clients who are highly distressed, anxious or hostile and will experience sensitive situations frequently.

Will be required to offer some client home visits

Working independently, with regular supervision

Contribute to/conduct audits and service evaluation/research projects

Contributing to teaching and training

Good organisational skills as well as an ability to work to deadlines and produce high quality work

The ability to cope with psychologically distressing patient information is essential.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Deliver neuropsychologically-informed assessment, rehabilitation and individual/group psychological interventions

Working under the supervision of a Senior/Principal Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist.

May be required to work with clients who are highly distressed, anxious or hostile and will experience sensitive situations frequently.

Will be required to offer some client home visits

Working independently, with regular supervision

Contribute to/conduct audits and service evaluation/research projects

Contributing to teaching and training

Good organisational skills as well as an ability to work to deadlines and produce high quality work

The ability to cope with psychologically distressing patient information is essential.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registration as a clinical/counselling practitioner psychologist

Experience

Essential

Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
Research and development
Quality and service improvement and evaluation

Desirable

Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registration as a clinical/counselling practitioner psychologist

Experience

Essential

Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
Research and development
Quality and service improvement and evaluation

Desirable

Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

Bennett Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 4ND

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

Bennett Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 4ND

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)